Marvin Peugh v. United States
569 U.S. 530 · Decided June 10, 2013 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Marvin Peugh v. United States was decided on June 10, 2013 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, bank robbery” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 569 U.S. 530 · 133 S. Ct. 2072 · 186 L. Ed. 2d 84 · 2013 U.S. LEXIS 4359
- Docket number
- 12-62
- Decided
- June 10, 2013
- Argued
- February 26, 2013
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Opinion assigned by
- Anthony M. Kennedy
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Article I, Section 9, Paragraph 3 (bill of attainder or ex post facto law)
- Type of law
- Constitution
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Dissent | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority |
Full case caption
Marvin Peugh, Petitioner v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 2012-054, docket 2012-054-01.
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